Kamala Harris 2024

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A Tie? It's a Longshot Possibility on Tuesday

Harris and Trump could end up deadlocked at 269, sending the decision to Congress

(Newser) - The race is so tight, including in battleground states, that it's possible either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris could win a squeaker or win decisively. But in assessing the most likely outcomes, the Washington Post notes that another plausible, if unlikely, outcome is that the two end up in...

Harris, Trump Have to Share as Campaigns Flood South
Harris, Trump Have to Share
as Campaigns Flood South
the rundown
Nov 2, 2024 5:41 PM CDT

Harris, Trump Have to Share as Campaigns Flood South

Supporters turn out in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia

(Newser) - The presidential candidates are nearly tripping over each other on the final weekend of their campaign as Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump compete for votes in the South. After being parked near each other overnight at a Milwaukee airport, their planes again shared tarmac space Saturday at Charlotte...

Trump Sues CBS for $10B
Trump Sues CBS for $10B
Nov 1, 2024 6:30 AM CDT

Trump Sues CBS for $10B

First Amendment professor calls lawsuit over Harris interview 'ridiculous junk'

(Newser) - Former President Trump is suing CBS for $10 billion over the network's interview with Kamala Harris earlier this month. Trump's lawsuit claims that "deceitful" editing of the 60 Minutes interview "amounts to a brazen attempt to interfere in the 2024 US Presidential Election," the Washington ...

Harris Answers Trump's 'Like It or Not' Promise

GOP campaign defends comment about protecting women, while Democratic nominee attacks it

(Newser) - Donald Trump often has described himself as a protector of women , but he took his guarantee a step further at a rally in Wisconsin. "I'm going to do it, whether the women like it or not,'" Trump said on Wednesday, per the Guardian . "I'm...

In Response to 'Garbage' Comment, Trump Rides in Garbage Truck

He claims Biden's remark 'blows deplorables out of the water'

(Newser) - Donald Trump made the most of President Biden's controversial "garbage" comment , going so far as to don an orange safety vest and ride in an actual garbage truck Wednesday during a campaign appearance in Green Bay, Wisconsin. "How do you like my garbage truck? This truck is...

Harris Delivers 'Closing Argument' at DC Rally

She says fear and division sowed by Trump is 'not who we are'

(Newser) - Kamala Harris told Americans on Tuesday that Donald Trump's efforts to sow division and fear are "not who we are" as she reinforced her campaign's closing argument by delivering it from the same site where the Republican former president spoke before the Capitol riot in 2021. One...

Daughter of George W. Bush Picks Her Candidate

Barbara Pierce Bush is endorsing—and campaigning for—Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Former Republican President George W. Bush's daughter isn't just endorsing the Democratic candidate for president, she's campaigning on her behalf. Barbara Pierce Bush, 42, backed Vice President Kamala Harris in an exclusive statement to People on Tuesday, adding she spent time over the weekend campaigning for the...

Harris Readies 'Closing Argument' at Key Locale

She speaks Tuesday night from the Ellipse, where Trump spoke before Capitol riot

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris is making the "closing argument" for her presidential campaign Tuesday from the same site where Donald Trump spoke before the Capitol riot in 2021, and the choice is no accident. "It's a place that certainly we believe helps crystallize the choice in this...

Anita Hill: Facing Disrespect, Harris Chooses Dignity

With unwavering respect for others, Kamala Harris 'creates chances for more dignity for everyone'

(Newser) - No matter what happens next Tuesday, Kamala Harris can pat herself on the back for having kept her dignity through an election campaign in which she faced "various and sundry racist, misogynist and sexist insults" as well as efforts to deny her "integrity, competence and accomplishments," Anita...

Weird Reality of 2024: Both Sides Confident of Victory

Allies of both Trump and Harris optimistic about next Tuesday's vote

(Newser) - Well, somebody's wrong. The coin-toss nature of the 2024 election is demonstrated in two competing narratives in major news outlets on Tuesday.
  • For Trump: Axios reports that Donald Trump allies in the world of MAGA "appear supremely confident" that he will win re-election. The piece includes a tweeted
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Kamala Harris Challenges Trump to Cognitive Test

Vice president is making his age a larger part of her closing message

(Newser) - Donald Trump has been taking shots at Kamala Harris' intelligence on the campaign trail, and the vice president tells CBS News she'd be happy to take a cognitive test—and "would challenge him to take the same one." In the interview, Harris says Trump is "increasingly...

Other Newspapers Have Made Presidential Endorsements

Boston Globe goes with Harris, New York Post picks Trump

(Newser) - While the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post have decided to sit this one out , other major publications have made endorsements in the presidential election. Here's a sampling, per the Hill . Donald Trump has been endorsed by:
  • The Washington Times : "There will be single-issue activists who bemoan
...

In Philadelphia, Harris Takes Message to Church, Barbershop

Candidate asks patrons what Black men want in a president

(Newser) - Kamala Harris told a Philadelphia church congregation that the US is "determined to turn the page on hatred and division" as she crisscrossed the Democratic stronghold on Sunday. Energizing supporters in the largest city in the swing state of Pennsylvania is crucial for Harris' campaign, and she's focusing...

Russia Made Fake Video of Man Destroying Trump Ballots: US

Intelligence agencies warn of more misinformation efforts before election

(Newser) - A viral video appearing to show mail-in ballots being destroyed in a Pennsylvania suburb is a Russian hoax, US intelligence officials say. The deception is part of Russia's campaign to help Donald Trump's presidential campaign, a senior official told USA Today . The video shows a stack of sealed...

Michelle Obama's Plea: 'Take Our Lives Seriously'

Former first lady calls out men in making emotional appeal for the election of Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Welcomed by what Politico called "an extended and ear-piercing standing ovation" in Michigan on Saturday, Michelle Obama presented a blistering denunciation of Donald Trump and a reasoned but emotional plea to elect Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5. "By every measure, she has demonstrated that she's...

Beyonce at Harris Rally: 'I'm Here as a Mother'

Singer appears in Houston to stump for VP

(Newser) - "I'm not here as a celebrity, I'm not here as a politician. I'm here as a mother," Beyonce said at a Houston rally for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign on Friday night. "A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of...

China Tried to Hack Phones of Trump, Vance: US Officials

Harris campaign devices also reportedly were attacked

(Newser) - Chinese operatives have tried to hack phones used by Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, as well as people connected to the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats, US officials said Friday. Investigators are working to learn what data the hackers might have accessed,...

In Surprise, Washington Post Won't Endorse

Newspaper follows the lead of Los Angeles Times , and not everyone is happy

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times isn't the only major US newspaper steeped in Election 2024 controversy . Now, the Washington Post has also stepped into the fray, like its West Coast counterpart refusing to endorse a presidential candidate—something the paper hasn't done since the late '80s. "We...

Harris' Closing Message Takes a Turn

She's depicting Trump as a dictator, a shift from more optimistic tone when she entered race

(Newser) - Kamala Harris' message about Donald Trump has gotten darker as Election Day nears. She has embraced the Trump-is-a-fascist message—on a podcast , by supporting comments made by former Trump chief of staff John Kelly to that effect, and at a televised town hall . The outlet Vox sees it as a...

In 2 New Polls, Some Worrying Signs for Harris

WSJ finds unfavorable views of her prevail, as NYT finds limited support for her administration

(Newser) - If Kamala Harris is still feeling the party vibe , this might end it. The vice president and former President Trump are neck-and-neck in the final New York Times/Siena College national poll of the election, released Friday, which the Times casts as a "not encouraging" sign for Harris. The poll...

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